Interesting. Do you think his behavior is worse than that of say Pogacar who apparently shouted ''fck you, fck you, fck you'' at Van Baarle after the RVV finish? Just heard about that in the latest Lanterne Rouge podcast. Nobody batted an eye. If that were Evenepoel, the press would have a field day and this thread would have gained 50 pages. Was it even mentioned in the Pogacar thread? When he lost Liège, he was also shouting and making gestures about how dumb Alaphilippe was. Nobody minded, it's all good. But we don't get to see that side of Pog often because he usually wins when he wants.
Let me be perfectly clear, i don't like that side of Evenepoel either. The worst was how he treated that mechanic in BinckBank.
But i do think it's ironic and hypocritical how people feel the need to double down on Evenepoel and only Evenepoel. No other rider is under this much scrutiny. The guy gets more hate than a rider who actually put another rider in a coma. Adam Blythe calling him names on live tv before hundreds of thousands of viewers. I can only assume because the guy at the receiving end was a countryman. What was his reaction when Milan shoved a guy and caused a crash few weeks ago? Or Vernon in Andalusia? What an unprofessional tw4t, Blythe. When is hè going to apologize? So when it's Evenepoel, it's fair game apparently. But maybe Blythe is reading this thread too and his appalling behavior is also a result of some people sticking up for Evenepoel. In that case, hey Adam, you're a tw4t!
Seriously though, he should keep his hands off other riders, just like everybody else. However, nobody mentions the behavior of Turner. I remember De Cauwer saying only one or two months ago, you can disrupt a chase or a break by not committing when taking turns, but you can not purposely block or actively deny others of taking their turn. This is exactly what Turner did, coming off the front with a weak turn, immediately trying to get into Campenaerts' wheel while Evenepoel was in Campenaerts' wheel and next in line. Funny thing, De Cauwer usually says ''or don't be surprised when you get stomped one day'' quite often in case riders don't follow peloton etiquette. So as much as i feel Evenepoel should keep his hands to himself, it's surprising to see so few (as in none) objections made to Turner's move.
The thing is, Evenepoel can't take a dump without people having an opinion on how it smells. Everything is put under a microscope and blown out of proportion. But maybe he should leave Belgium, and while he's at it, change his nationality.
this is the remco evenepoel thread, is it not? So we discuss remco and his on and off bike behavior. What other riders do or don’t do does not diminish his actions. He comes across as an arrogant sh*t with a larger than life ego without the palmares to back it up and is perceived this way by a huge number of people. Surely these people are not all off their meds, yes? This is the reason why his character gets the negative attention he gets.